Rabbis Without Borders
What Are You Doing Tomorrow?
As a rabbi who is blessed with the humbling privilege of leading her congregation, after the High Holy Days have ...
The True, Smelly, Dirty, World of the Sukkah
Sukkot, which begins Sunday, is called by our sages, “The season of our rejoicing.” But why should we rejoice?Just this ...
Dear School Officials, Please Don’t Excuse Absence from School Today. Encourage It.
Dear School Officials,Today is Yom Kippur, the most sacred day of the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement, ...
When White Rabbis Talk About Race
White rabbis are talking about race. Over the last few years, sermons about race and racial issues have come to ...
Science and Rosh Hashanah Do Mix
What did you do this Rosh Hashanah? I spent my holiday in synagogue applying the scientific method, snacking on honey-flavored ...
The Purpose of Beginnings and the Beginnings of Purpose
A few years ago, there was a terrific newspaper cartoon from the strip “Non Sequitur” entitled “The Philosophical Showdown.” It showed ...
All We Do is Offend Each Other; So We Don’t Talk
My dear friend Tom was excited to greet his eldest daughter and new college friends home from college. “So, Erica,” ...
Brotherhood of Erstwhile Enemies
We were two Christian Palestinians, four Muslim Palestinians and six Jewish Israelis. The Christians were from Bethlehem, both veterans of ...
Shabbat Is Not Orthodox
We are a diverse Jewish community. We hold different views on Israel. We have different understandings of Torah. There are ...
Moving On
When is Rosh Hashanah 2015? Find out here. Or wondering when is Yom Kippur 2015? Click here to find out!Here ...
The Year for Transition and Transformation
The summer of 1984 was my first exposure to the mega-international sporting event known as the Summer Olympic Games. At ...
The Challenge of Modern Jewish Practice (or An Elul Apology)
The phone rang loudly in our house. My middle son jumped up and dashed to get it, picked up the ...